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Literary Festival Norfolk, CT
2025 FALL
Sept 20 and Oct 3, 4, & 5

10/15/2026

What an incredible year for the Haystack Book Festival!

We want to take a moment to thank everyone who came out, supported us, and helped make this year’s festival so special.

To our amazing authors, volunteers, sponsors, local businesses, and everyone who attended — thank you for being part of our community and helping us celebrate the power of books, stories, and ideas.

Your support is what makes this festival possible, and we’re so grateful for every person who helped bring it all together.

Thank you for making this year so memorable. We can’t wait to see you again next year!

Until then, keep reading, keep exploring, and keep supporting the literary community. ❤️📚

10/13/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who came out and supported the Haystack Book Festival this year! 📚🍂 We’re so grateful to everyone who attended, participated, and helped make this festival such a success. Thank you for supporting our love of books, authors, and community! ❤️

09/29/2026

📚✨ EXCITING NEWS - WE’RE SOLD OUT! ✨📚

Registration for the upcoming Haystack Book Festival is officially CLOSED, we have reached capacity!

We are thrilled by the incredible response and can’t wait to welcome everyone joining us this weekend for a celebration of books, authors, ideas, and community.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who registered and helped make this year’s festival a SOLD-OUT event! ❤️📖

We’ll see you this weekend at the Haystack Book Festival!

09/28/2026

!This Friday at Haystack Book Festival! 📚

Join us for the Brendan Gill Lecture—A Conversation with Belle Burden on Friday, October 2 at 6:00 PM.

Belle Burden, author of Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage, will be in conversation with Roxanne Coady, RJ Julia Bookseller.

📅 Friday, October 2
⏰ 6:00 PM

Registration is REQUIRED for this event.

👉 Register now: https://www.haystackbookfestival.org/register

09/25/2026

Haystack Book Festival is ONE WEEK AWAY!

Have you registered yet?

The countdown is on, and we can’t wait to see everyone at Haystack! Don’t miss out, register now and get ready for an amazing event!

📅 Only 1 week to go!

Have you registered?

09/23/2026

Register now for “A Walk in the Woods” at Great Mountain Forest! 🌳

Join Mike Zarfos, Sophie Pinkham, and Robert Moor for a guided walk through the forest and learn more about the land, its history, and the importance of forest stewardship.

📅 October 4
⏰ 8:00 AM
📍 Great Mountain Forest Sugar House
👥 Limited to 20 participants

Space is limited, so make sure to register now and reserve your spot!

Please note: Registration is required.

09/21/2026

📚 The Haystack Book Festival is coming up! 📚

Don’t miss out on an incredible weekend of books, authors, conversations, and ideas. Make sure you register now and save your spot!

We can’t wait to see you at Haystack! 📖✨

09/14/2026

📚 WRITERS IN CONVERSATION 📚

Meet the authors behind the stories, ideas, and books that will be taking center stage at the Haystack Book Festival!

Join us October 2–4, 2026, in Norfolk, CT for engaging conversations with an incredible lineup of writers. Hear them talk about their books, their writing journeys, the ideas that inspired their work, and so much more. ✍️📖

✨ Meet the Writers. Discover Their Books. Join the Conversation.

📅 October 2–4, 2026
📍 Norfolk, Connecticut

Come for the books. Stay for the conversations. 💬📚

09/10/2026

📚✨ Give Your Brain a Weekend Away! ✨📚

Escape the everyday and spend a weekend surrounded by books, ideas, stories, and inspiring conversations at the Haystack Book Festival!

📅 October 2–4, 2026
📍 Norfolk, Connecticut

Whether you're a lifelong book lover, a curious reader, a writer, or simply looking for something different to do, Haystack is the perfect fall getaway. 🍂📖

Come discover new voices, meet fellow book lovers, hear fascinating authors, and give your brain the weekend away it deserves.

Save the date and join us in Norfolk!

09/07/2026

Join Us for Robert Moor at the Haystack Book Festival
Among the Trees - History, Culture, and Environment
Sunday, October 4 - 11:00 AM

Hailed by The Wall Street Journal as a “philosopher on foot,” Robert Moor is the bestselling author of On Trails and In Trees: An Exploration. Translated into more than a dozen languages, On Trails garnered the National Outdoor Book Award, the Pacific Northwest Book Award, and the William Saroyan International Prize. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, New York magazine, Outside, Emergence, and n+1, among other publications. He lives in Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia.

📚 Join us at the Haystack Book Festival to hear Robert Moor explore the fascinating connections between nature, movement, and the human experience.

Address

Norfolk, CT
06058

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+1 860-542-7185

Website

http://www.haystackbookfestival.org/, https://www.norfolkhub.org/about-haystackbookfestival

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